ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMK..AL..............................JDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/00863332EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319981104EP98200657.919980303enenen50142/97 19970305JP19981104199845199809091998376 6F 16H 25/16 A 6B 65B 3/12 B 6B 65B 7/00 BdeEinrichtung mit KurvenscheibeenCam devicefrDispositif à came1 Shikoku Kakoki Co., Ltd.0051043139411/CV/ciKakoki Co., Ltd., Shikoku10-1, Aza-Nishinokawa Tarohachizu Kitajima-choItano-gun TokushimaJPMatsuno, Yoshihiro, c/o Shikoku Kakoki Co., Ltd.10-1, Aza-Nishinokawa, Tarohachizu, KitajimachoItano-gun, TokushimaJPMiyajima, Toru, c/o Shikoku Kakoki Co., Ltd.10-1, Aza-Nishinokawa, Tarohachizu, KitajimachoItano-gun, TokushimaJPUeda, Michio, c/o Shikoku Kakoki Co., Ltd.10-1, Aza-Nishinokawa, Tarohachizu, KitajimachoItano-gun, TokushimaJPVollebregt, Cornelis Jacobus, Ir.et al00021931Algemeen Octrooibureau World Trade Center P.O. Box 6455600 AP EindhovenNLATBECHDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSEALLTLVMKROSI19981104199845

A cam device comprises a cam (11), a follower (12) and elastic means (13) for causing the follower to follow the cam. The cam is in the form of a disk and is formed in a side surface thereof with a cam groove (22) having opposite ends left open at the outer periphery of the cam. The cam outer periphery has a portion interconnecting opposite ends of a cam groove-defining inner side face (31) and serving as a cam contour face (33). The follower carries a roller (25) fittable in the cam groove and movable into contact with the cam contour face (33). The roller can be retained as positioned in contact with or outward of the cam contour face.